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Magnesium Content of Foods

Magnesium, The Miracle Mineral

Majid Ali, M.D.

Magnesium is an excellent case for looking at nutrition through the prism of oxygen homeostasis (the ability of oxygen to maintain body system harmony). It serves both as the primal liberator of oxygen and one of its chief lieutenants in the initial cellular energetics and job tasks. Thus, the case study of magnesium offers crucially important insights into the fundamentals of the health/dis-ease/disease continuum, and sheds light on myriad mechanisms by which liberal oral and parenteral supplementation of this mineral sustains and facilitates healing pathways. Magnesium plays myriad roles as a cofactor in enzyme pathways involving absorptive-digestive and hepatic detoxification, Kreb’s cycle and related energy functions, and neurotransmitter pathways. The first and foremost among them, of course, is the primal role of magnesium in splitting water and liberating oxygen for the ambient air.

I liberally prescribe potassium and magnesium supplementation for all my patients (1,200 to 2,500 mg daily) except for those on dialysis or with advanced stages of kidney failure. My reason for this is simple: My patients report good short-, intermediate-, and long-term benefits of such supplementation. They are my true teachers. Of course, I do order blood tests to monitor that the blood levels of potassium and magnesium stay close to upper normal limits.

Based on personal experience of administering magnesium to nearly 7,000 patients with dysoxygenosis (impaired oxygen homeostasis), I consider magnesium the mineral of choice for supplementation in all acute and chronic disorders. Renal failure with elevated levels of serum magnesium is an exception to that. But magnesium also endlessly fascinates me for its myriad primal roles in cellular energetics and oxygen homeostasis.

A large body of data showing a relationship between low dietary intake of magnesium and the incidence of cardiac arrhythmias, sudden death, atherogenesis, ischemic coronary artery disease, hypertension, and stroke has been reviewed. Furthermore, low serum magnesium levels have been associated with coronary vasospasm, hypertension, and sudden death. In experimental studies, magnesium plays several regulatory roles in lipid metabolism, lipid uptake by macrophages, and intimal and smooth muscle responses to oxidative stress (oxidative coagulopathy) on blood elements.

I discuss the physiological roles of the two minerals in great detail in “Integrative Cardiology,” the sixth volume of my twelve-volume textbook entitled “The Principles and Practice of Integrative Medicine.” Below is a simple chart that gives the contents of potassium and magnesium in various food items:

Potassium and Magnesium Contents of Foods

Food Item

Serving size

Potassium

Magnesium

Beet green

1 cup

1309mg

98 mg

White beans

1 cup

1189mg

134 mg

Potato with skin

1 potato

1081mg

101 mg

Soy bean

1 cup

886 mg

108 mg

Lima Beans

1 cup

955 mg

81 mg

Figs

4 figs

542 mg

44 mg

Prune juice

1 cup

707 mg

36 mg

Yogurt (Goat milk preferred)

1 cup

531 mg

39 mg

Almonds*

2 oz

412 mg

156 mg

Brazil Nuts

2 oz

340 mg

128 mg

Baked Beans

1 cup

752 mg

81mg

Kidney Beans

1 cup

713 mg

72 mg

Halibut

1 cup

490 mg

91mg

Pinto beans

1 cup

800 mg

94 mg

Chickpeas

1 cup

477 mg

79 mg

Lentils

1 cup

731 mg

71mg

Tuna

3 oz

484 mg

54 mg

Brocoli

1 cup

456 mg

37 mg

Spinach

1 cup

839 mg

163 mg

Tomatoes

1 cup

400 mg

134 mg

Artichoke

1 cup

595 mg

101

*The intake of almonds and other nuts should be limited or avoided by individuals with food allergy.

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